In the Future's captain's cabin, Sifa saw Cattleya holding a crystal bottle. She took two Golden Leaves out of it.
"This..." Sifa looked at the captain.
Cattleya said calmly, "Agalito never said I had to hand over all the leaves."
You have a point.
Sifa's spirits lifted. "In that case, although Agalito has a Golden Leaf too, as long as we move faster than he does and get the other two ritual items, we can drink from the Fountain of Youth and gain a long life."
Cattleya glanced at him. "Judging by what we know now, the effects of the Fountain of Youth have clearly been exaggerated. Otherwise, Agalito wouldn't need to use it a second time."
"Besides, never aging apparently doesn't mean never dying. Perhaps we shouldn't place too much hope in this legend."
Sifa smiled. "Either way, since we have the Golden Leaves, it would be a shame not to explore the Fountain of Youth."
Cattleya nodded slightly. "You're right. We'll have to move quickly from here on, because if we continue exploring, we'll become Agalito's rivals."
"We avoided a battle this time, but that might not be the case next time."
Footsteps sounded outside the captain's cabin. Then the door opened, and Frank said, "Captain, Mr. Rayleigh, Chik is here."
After the Death Announcer had left, Cattleya had sent Frank to the Explorer to bring over the pirate Chik, hoping to find out what the remaining two ritual items were as soon as possible.
Now that she heard he was here, she gave a quiet acknowledgment and said, "Let him in."
The gray-haired pirate entered. At the sight of Cattleya, he grew somewhat stiff. He didn't dare raise his head to look at her, keeping his eyes on the floor as he greeted the two captains in